Series
Books like A Clockwork Orange: 9 series to read next
A Clockwork Orange is dystopia and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in near future, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
A Clockwork Orange is 4 books, 1962–2013.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
from the catalogue description
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Fahrenheit 451
- Brave New World
- Space Merchants
- The Circle (Eggers)
- The Windup Universe
- Shadow Children
- A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
- Earthseed
- The Handmaid's TaleSeries
seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985
Tense in tone, about gender and society, set in north america.
matchednear futuredarkdystopiascience fictiontotalitarianismrebellion and revolution
- Fahrenheit 451Series
seriesRay Bradbury2 books1951
Set in north america.
matcheddystopianear futurescience fictiontotalitarianismbooks and reading
- Brave New WorldSeries
seriesAldous Huxley & H. A. Cartledge8 books1932
About class conflict, set in far future and otherworld.
matcheddystopiascience fiction
- Space MerchantsSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953
About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.
matchednear futuredystopiadarkscience fiction
- The Circle (Eggers)Series
seriesDave Eggers2 books2013
Tense in tone, set in north america.
matchednear futuredystopiadarkscience fictiontotalitarianismsurveillancebig city
- The Windup UniverseSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2005
About genetic engineering and ecological collapse, set in southeast asia.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiondystopiaour world
- Shadow ChildrenSeries
seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998
Tense in tone, about survival, set in north america.
matchednear futuredystopiadarkscience fictiontotalitarianism
seriesJohn Shirley3 books1985
Cyberpunk, tense in tone.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiontotalitarianismsurveillanceour worldrebellion and revolution
- EarthseedSeries
seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and faith and religion, set in north america.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiondystopia
Read next in A Clockwork Orange
Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after A Clockwork Orange?
- The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to A Clockwork Orange on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with A Clockwork Orange?
- A Clockwork Orange. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Clockwork Orange.
- How big is A Clockwork Orange?
- A Clockwork Orange is 4 books, 1962–2013.
- Is A Clockwork Orange finished?
- Yes — 4 books, 1962–2013.